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- From: mperraul@roadkill.prime.com (Michele Perrault's login)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Re: declawing?
- Message-ID: <4494@cvbnetPrime.COM>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 16:56:24 GMT
- References: <9113.82.uupcb@cutting.hou.tx.us>
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- In article <9113.82.uupcb@cutting.hou.tx.us> tim.burton@cutting.hou.tx.us (Tim Burton) writes:
- > I tried that, and he still clawed every thing he could get his
- >claws on. He did learn about the water bottle, but he also learned he
- >could get away with it when I was not home. Cats are REALLY
- >smart...he knew he was doing wrong, and would run when I would come
- >in and catch him climbing curtains or clawing our $2000 leather sofa.
- >(Not good) As for pain, he experience very little. He was most
- >freaked out by his shaved paws. It felt funny, most likely cold, and
- >he would shake his paws. Sort of like when a cat get his paws wet, or
- >tape stuck on them. The only problem I face now is not letting him
- >outside without having to go out with him. I would not want a big dog
- >to eat him. (Even worse) I don't think it as bad as most people
- >think it is. While, that's my two cents worth. :) ttyl.
-
- Hi. I'm new to this posting thing, but have been reading for quite a few
- months. I've read all the pro's and con's about the declawing issue;
- even talked to my vet about it, who by the way is VERY against declawing.
-
- We will be having Natasha declawed at the end of next month; I REALLY do
- not want to have it done. Our problem is, whenever we have people over,
- which is nearly every weekend, Natasha turns from a loving, 5 month old
- calico to a terrible, hissing, spitting, clawing terror. We really don't
- know what happened to her, my only guess is that when younger, someone's
- child did something to her when we were not looking. I cannot explain it,
- but it gets me nervous because she has gone for my face more times than I
- can count, and regardless of how often we trim her claws, they are still
- a dangerous weapon. Our vet, who is wonderful, has finally agreed with us
- that there is nothing else we can do. We are looking into starting a
- family in the near future, and I don't want to have to worry about Natasha
- attacking a baby. Up to the day I have her declawed, it will wear heavy
- on my heart, but I know that it is the best for her (so we can keep her),
- and certainly the best for us and our friends and family.
-
- On a separate note, I need some advice, comments, criticisms, etc. We
- adopted a stray kitten two months ago that my sister found on her doorstep.
- Shir-Kahn is the most beautiful black/grey tiger kitten I have ever seen.
- She's got a little white mask with a little marilyn-monroe mark on her right
- side of the face. She is the most lovable little kitten I have ever owned,
- and surprisingly enough, Natasha has `adopted' her as well, and they get
- along beautifully. (one month younger). The problem is, we took her in for
- her first set of shots, and the leukemia came back weak positive. I had
- noticed that her glands were swollen, and I guess that is why. The vet was
- shocked that she actually tested negative, told us to come back in a month.
- I just brought her back for another test. Shir-Kahn is now a strong positive.
- I was told by the assistant that she wanted to get her tested again in mid-
- January; she said that sometimes it takes up to three months after the leuk.
- shot for the test to be true. I have no problem with this, as I keep praying
- that the results will change, but I also know there usually is no hope once
- they have tested positive. I am crushed; I can't believe this little bundle
- of joy is carrying such a terrible disease. Our other big concern is, even
- though Natasha has been given her series of shots prior to us getting
- Shir-Kahn, can she still get Leukemia? Knowing that we might not have one
- for very long is terrible enough; if we lost both, I really don't know how
- we'd deal with the loss.
-
- Sorry about this being so long, but I've kept this in forever, and knew that
- you people may be more understanding than some of our non-cat lover friends
- who think we're crazy making such a fuss over all this. Many thanks in
- advance.
-
- Michele Mitchell
-